Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-09-08
Here is the Law,

Here the Law.
AS a number of the readers of the
Herald have no means of knowing the
law under which citizens of Hurley
took an appeal from the action of the
county commissioners in purchasing
steel cells for Jail for the use of the
county, we herewith publish such por-
tions of the law as bear on the legality
Of the acts Of the commissioners, it be-
ing Chapter Is of the Special Laws of
lSS0-'S1:
LAKE AND TURNER couNTIEs-CoURT
HOUSE AND JAIL.
AN ACT providing for the Erection
and Construction of Court House
and Jail for the Counties of Lake and
Turner, Dakota Territory.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assem-
bly, of the Territory of Dakota:
Section l.. That the board of county
commissioners of Lake and Turner
counties, in Dakota Territory, are ;lu-
thorized and empowered and 1t is here
by made their duty under the proYis-
ions OF this act, to erect and construct
suitable building or buildings for Il
court house and Jail for said counties
when authorized so to do by Il majority
OF votes cast ut any general or special
election of said counties.
Sec. 2. The board of county commits
sioners of said counties shall, after a
majority of the voters at any general
or special election have sanctioned such
y,rna inp 70 In r,lnr
and specifications for a suitable build
ing or buildings for the purpose herein
before provided; said buildings to in
clude a Jail, suitable rooms for all the
county officers (Which are required by
law to be provided with oflices). and
for court room, grand and petit jury
rooms. and such other rooms as are
usually provided for court and county
purposes. to be included within one
building or more, as in the judgeme ent
and discretion of said board of co unity
commissioners shall be deemed to be
the most economical and advisable.
Sec. i. The cost of the purchase of
the site thereof and of the construction
OF the court house and Jail shall not eX-
ceed together with the complete furn-
ishing thereof, ready for the transac-
tiOn of court and county business, and
for the safe and secure confinement of
prisoners in said Jail, the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars: Provided, however,
That not to exceed five thousand dol
lars shall be used in the construction
of said Jail and the furnishing thereof.
Sec. 5. Said building or buildings
shall be commenced within six months
from the time majority vote of the
people has sanctioned such act or pro-
ceedlngs, and shall be entirely COM
pleted and ready for occupancy within
one year from the time said building or
buildings were commenced.
Sec. Z. For the purpose of providing
funds to pay the cost of construction
and furnishing said building or build
| ings, the board of county commissions
ers of such county are hereby author
lied and empowered and it is hereby
made their duty to prepare and issue
the bonds of such county, running tor
Il term or period of not less than ten
nor more than twenty years, to be re-
deemable after the expiration of ten
years from the date of issue thereof,
bearing not exceeding eight per cent
per annum interest. payable annually
on the first day of July of each year, in
denominations of not less than $1U
| IlOIc LUdl tDOSb tuCll, lOl Il sum
sufficient to pay the cost OF the erection
| buildings and the furnishing thereof
not exceeding the sum of fifteen thous.
and dollars
so construed as to authorize the com.
missioners of said counties to carry out
the provisions Of this act until after
. | thnv hpvn hpnn n u thnriynl Inv a N n
jority of the votes of legal voters cast
at any general or special election ir
said counties, and the question of au
thority shall be decided in the follow
ing manner, viz: Such board may al
any special or regular meeting submit
to Il vote of the qualified voters of such
county the question, whether the bond.
of the county shall be issued and sole
to raise money necessary to enable sucl
county to erect a court house and Jail
or either such court house or Jail. Tht
question may be submitted to the vot
ers at any general election, or at 7;
special election called by the. board fol
that purpose not within sixty days OF
the date for any general election. A
least thirty days notice must be giveI
of the question to the voters of tht
county before such election. in tn,
same manner that other election mott
ces are given, published, served an(
posted; and in such notices the precis,
amount of bonds. and the purpose o
their issue, shall be clearly and especi
ally stated.
Sec II. Atsuch election there shall
be written or printed on the ballots th'
words, For. ................b bonds" o.
Against. ............. bonds and il
addition the words Court House," OF
the word /" Jail" or the words :. Cour
House and Jail" in such blank spac,
as the special question to be submitted
may require. If d majority of the vote
so cast he against such bonds, then
they shall not be issued, or any par
thereof, and no proceedings shall b.
mad under this act. Ii a majority o
votes so cast be in favor of such bonds
then they shall be issued, and sucl
county commissioners shall proceed
forthwith under the provisions of thi
act.
See. is. Either proposition hereir
provided for may be submitted to tn
vote of any county, whether or not sucl
county has oted upon any other pro
position to build court house and jail
or either.
sec. 10. All ilCtS dil'l ptTIS VI dCCs II
conflict with the provisions CT this ae
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 20. This act shall take effec
and be in force from and after its pass
age and approval.
Approved. March 3, 1881.
The sections omitted refer to th
manner of issuing bonds, payment o
interest, letting of contracts, paymen